An Account of my first day at work

First job is something everyone is proud of as well as scared of.That is exactly what happened with me.I joined a media publication office in Delhi's NCR and was all set for my first day at work.The feeling of joining work when you are just out of college is still so fresh in my mind. The more you get closer to the joining date, the more you have questions, apprehensions and doubts. Of course there is excitement as there is the hope to find a good stability,growth and make new friends. To each their own, but for me my first day was exciting and eventful.

The moment i walked in the office,i was introduced to my boss by the H.R. She was a pretty looking woman in her late 30's; wore specks and was dressed in bright coloured Indian wear. She then introduced me to the team and gave them a short background info about me. It was a good moment to break the ice with everyone and i made most of it. Somewhere in the middle of the day, when i completed all my H.R related formalities, i got an email from my boss, to do a search on the top 10 fast food restaurants in Delhi. Taking this as an assignment, i did my best and made a list, added few references and sent it to her. Then she sent me another keyword to search on- subway locations. I did not understand this but kept doing what i am supposed to do.

Much later i realized that she just wanted to order a subway sandwich for everyone, including me, to celebrate my first day at work.My day could not have got better if not for her kind gesture and thoughtfulness. An amazing day i will never forget for a long time.

A Healthy Birthday Treat - 'Subway'

The whole essence of a birthday is to celebrate it with friends and for them to somehow get a treat. Even if your birthday was yesterday, the whole team in office will somehow catch you the next day and make sure you loosen your pocket. Did i say just the team? I was attacked by the whole office on my birthday and compelled to treat them. Although i had already planned to distribute sweets, my friends and fellow colleagues requested (rather forced) me to order lunch.I smiled and told them that this will only be possible if they let me order "healthy food" as me and couple of my friends are on diet. Not to my surprise the men and couple of foodie women were not happy with this but quickly succumbed to this decision as it was MY birthday!

I quickly went online and searched for the nearest subway locations around our office.To my surprise it was right round the corner and had a very good review on the food site i was ordering from. Subway, i have heard is one of the top 10 fast food restaurants, in India and boasts of over 350 outlets across the nation. It is the world’s largest submarine sandwich chain operator and prepares fresh sub sandwiches and salads according to the customers choice and preference. The idea of fresh food which is healthy and fat free is a new and refreshing thing in India. Most Subs in their menu is 97% fat free and can be accompanied with a diet coke for maximum benefit to people on "diet".

So there we go, a variety of sub sandwiches and salads accompanied with diet coke, is what i ordered from Subway. To my surprise, everyone loved it and appreciated my decision. Who says you can't eat healthy when ordering outside food?